Tony Blair’s Institute for Global Change has issued a paper regarding immigration into Britain, particularly in relation to the UK’s membership of the European Union. It is authored by Harvey Redgrave, a very good policy man who used to work in Ed Miliband’s office during the coalition years. It is not without merit in some […]
Archives for September 2017
“The Emoji Movie” isn’t the worst film ever made – it’s just ????
After my five year old daughter insisted on seeing “The Emoji Movie” and I thus resigned myself to having to watch it, I went through a phase right before viewing in which I was perversely looking forward to it. Reading the reviews, it seemed like the film was one of the worst ever made in the […]
There is no “natural end” to the current Tory government – the Left should stop indugling in this fantasy
One of the Corbynista strap lines is that we’ll have a Labour government very soon as there is a “natural end” to the current Tory government. That is rubbish and here’s why. First off, the Fixed Term Parliament Act changed more than people realised, at least from a constitutional perspective. It means that in extremis, […]
There is a perfect, horrible storm brewing in Northern Ireland
The seeming collapse of the power sharing talks in Belfast would be scary enough on their own. The ability for the Unionists and Nationalists to work together in the devolved Assembly is one of the pillars upon which the peace we’ve had for the last couple of decades in the region rests. Yet if that were all Northern […]
It is understandable if you’re worried about Brexit. But this is most likely how it will pan out
The UK political press is filled these days either with reports about how badly the Brexit negotiations are going from a British perspective, or not terribly convincing assurances from the right of centre press that, in spite of appearances, the negotiations are actually going amazingly well. In regards to the latter: one of my favourite […]
The fates of both hard Brexit and May’s premiership lie with one man – Jeremy Corbyn
There is a lot of crap being said in Westminster at present. On Radio 4 today, someone, I don’t who as I was only half-listening at the time, said that should Theresa May fail to get the Repeal Bill through, “Jeremy Corbyn automatically becomes prime minister”. This is unbelievable drivel. Imagine for a moment that […]